The Rx for Change database: A first-in-class tool for optimal prescribing and medicines use

Implementation Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Weir, Michelle C ^a   Ryan, Rebecca ^b   Mayhew, Alain ^a   Worswick, Julia ^a   Santesso, Nancy ^b,c   Lowe, Dianne ^b   Leslie, Bill ^d   Stevens, Adrienne ^a   Hill, Sophie ^b   Grimshaw, Jeremy M ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CANADIAN AGENCY FOR DRUGS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH   (Canada)

^e OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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EID: 78349296830     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-5-89     Document Type: Article

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